diff --git a/mgraph_ai/providers/mermaid/test_data/__init__.py b/mgraph_ai/providers/mermaid/test_data/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/mgraph_ai/providers/mermaid/test_data/Mermaid_Examples__FlowChart.py b/mgraph_ai/providers/mermaid/utils/Mermaid_Examples__FlowChart.py
similarity index 100%
rename from mgraph_ai/providers/mermaid/test_data/Mermaid_Examples__FlowChart.py
rename to mgraph_ai/providers/mermaid/utils/Mermaid_Examples__FlowChart.py
diff --git a/mgraph_ai/providers/mermaid/test_data/Test_Data__Mermaid.py b/mgraph_ai/providers/mermaid/utils/Test_Data__Mermaid.py
similarity index 97%
rename from mgraph_ai/providers/mermaid/test_data/Test_Data__Mermaid.py
rename to mgraph_ai/providers/mermaid/utils/Test_Data__Mermaid.py
index a463dad..3954471 100644
--- a/mgraph_ai/providers/mermaid/test_data/Test_Data__Mermaid.py
+++ b/mgraph_ai/providers/mermaid/utils/Test_Data__Mermaid.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.domain.Mermaid__Graph                   import Mermaid__Graph
 from osbot_utils.helpers.Safe_Id                                         import Safe_Id
 from osbot_utils.helpers.Random_Guid                                     import Random_Guid
-from mgraph_ai.mgraph.domain.MGraph__Graph                               import MGraph__Graph
 from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.schemas.Schema__Mermaid__Node           import Schema__Mermaid__Node
 from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.schemas.Schema__Mermaid__Node__Config   import Schema__Mermaid__Node__Config
 from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.models.Model__Mermaid__Graph            import Model__Mermaid__Graph
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@
 from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.schemas.Schema__Mermaid__Default__Types import Schema__Mermaid__Default__Types
 from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.schemas.Schema__Mermaid__Graph__Config  import Schema__Mermaid__Graph__Config
 
+# todo: refactor this out, and use Mermaid__Random_Graph instead
 class Test_Data_Mermaid:
     @staticmethod
     def create_test_graph(num_nodes=3):
diff --git a/tests/unit/providers/mermaid/actions/test_Mermaid__Data.py b/tests/unit/providers/mermaid/actions/test_Mermaid__Data.py
index dde6370..441bb28 100644
--- a/tests/unit/providers/mermaid/actions/test_Mermaid__Data.py
+++ b/tests/unit/providers/mermaid/actions/test_Mermaid__Data.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-from unittest                                                  import TestCase
-from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.actions.Mermaid__Data         import Mermaid__Data
-from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.test_data.Test_Data__Mermaid  import Test_Data_Mermaid
+from unittest                                             import TestCase
+from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.actions.Mermaid__Data    import Mermaid__Data
+from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.utils.Test_Data__Mermaid import Test_Data_Mermaid
 
+# todo: refactor this out with Mermaid__Random_Graph
 
 class test_Mermaid__Data(TestCase):
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/providers/mermaid/domain/test_Mermaid__Node__config.py b/tests/unit/providers/mermaid/domain/test_Mermaid__Node__config.py
index f992b6b..0eb09fe 100644
--- a/tests/unit/providers/mermaid/domain/test_Mermaid__Node__config.py
+++ b/tests/unit/providers/mermaid/domain/test_Mermaid__Node__config.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from unittest                                                         import TestCase
 from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.domain.Mermaid__Node                 import Mermaid__Node
 from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.schemas.Schema__Mermaid__Node__Shape import Schema__Mermaid__Node__Shape
-from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.test_data.Test_Data__Mermaid         import Test_Data_Mermaid
+from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.utils.Test_Data__Mermaid             import Test_Data_Mermaid
 
 
 class test_Mermaid__Node__config(TestCase):     # todo: refactor these tests to the correct location since most are related to the node's .config()
diff --git a/tests/unit/providers/mermaid/examples/test_Mermain_Examples__FlowChart.py b/tests/unit/providers/mermaid/utils/test_Mermain_Examples__FlowChart.py
similarity index 98%
rename from tests/unit/providers/mermaid/examples/test_Mermain_Examples__FlowChart.py
rename to tests/unit/providers/mermaid/utils/test_Mermain_Examples__FlowChart.py
index 9cdef79..4664726 100644
--- a/tests/unit/providers/mermaid/examples/test_Mermain_Examples__FlowChart.py
+++ b/tests/unit/providers/mermaid/utils/test_Mermain_Examples__FlowChart.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from unittest                                                           import TestCase
 from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.domain.Mermaid                         import Mermaid
-from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.examples.Mermaid_Examples__FlowChart   import Mermain_Examples__FlowChart
 from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.schemas.Schema__Mermaid__Diagram__Type import Schema__Mermaid__Diagram__Type
+from mgraph_ai.providers.mermaid.utils.Mermaid_Examples__FlowChart      import Mermain_Examples__FlowChart
 from osbot_utils.utils.Str                                              import str_dedent